Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · PLAY · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
214
Institutional Holders
▼ 3 vs Q2
$768.56M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $443.51M vs Q2
34.74M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 97.18%
42.36M
13F Shares Held
▲ 2.02M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
PLAY largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HILL PATH CAPITAL LP retail-eating places | 7.12M | 20.62% | 20.62% | $129.29B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-eating places | 4.08M | 11.82% | 11.82% | $74.11B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 37.4K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-eating places | 2.92M | 8.47% | 8.47% | $53.07B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 125.8K |
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC retail-eating places | 2.41M | 6.98% | 6.98% | $43.79B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 2.03M |
EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP retail-eating places | 2.36M | 6.84% | 6.84% | $42.88B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 544.3K |
PATIENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-eating places | 2.14M | 6.19% | 6.19% | $38.81B | Oct 30, 2025 | ▲ 4.0K |
CLEARLINE CAPITAL LP retail-eating places | 1.62M | 4.69% | 4.69% | $29.42B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 274.5K |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-eating places | 1.41M | 4.08% | 4.08% | $25.55B | May 27, 2026 | ▼ 44.7K |
BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC retail-eating places | 1.29M | 3.75% | 3.75% | $23.51B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 76.8K |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC retail-eating places | 1.15M | 3.32% | 3.32% | $20.80B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 255.0K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
27
Increased
+5.56M shares2
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−3.00M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+2.56M
+5.56M / −3.00M
Net new holders
+9
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
PLAY insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
31
Buy transactions
7
Sell transactions
4.43
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fish Kevin SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | 54,466 | $12.13 | $660.7K | 54.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Fish Kevin SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | 40,823 | — | — | 40.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Fish Kevin SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | 40,823 | — | — | 40.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hill Path D Fund LP SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES | May 6, 2026 | Award | 867 | — | — | 17.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hill Path Capital Partners LP SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES | May 6, 2026 | Award | 867 | — | — | 17.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
CHAMBERS JAMES P. director | May 6, 2026 | Award | 976 | — | — | 30.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Weiss Allen R director | May 6, 2026 | Award | 867 | — | — | 17.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Lipman Nathaniel director | May 6, 2026 | Award | 759 | — | — | 17.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
SHAH ATISH director | May 6, 2026 | Award | 867 | — | — | 29.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
SHEEHAN KEVIN M director | May 6, 2026 | Award | 1,192 | — | — | 93.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 2.82%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. is HILL PATH CAPITAL LP, holding approximately 7.12 million shares — equal to 20.62% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 214 institutional investors currently hold PLAY stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $768,557,398 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
PLAY ownershipDave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is HILL PATH CAPITAL LP with a 20.62% stake. Company insiders hold 2.82%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.